Luke Mitchell wrote:
You might also wish to try planting remedial species along the uphill bank. These might intercept some of the manure and remove the nitrogen before it beings to eutrophy the water. Willows, poplars, reeds and some of the species I mention here.
We definitely have been working to determine what to plant on the hill. Some of the issue is water retention as well, and so we did a survey and cut some lines, which definitely helped. There hasn't been a huge algae bloom since then, but still small ones, and the fish are few and far between but there's a billion bullfrogs, so I know the water's livable now. I am thinking about high-nitrogen fruiting trees, but they're not really a thing.
I know there aren't any large willow nearby, but I shall have to check what trees are growing along the dam. They all need taken down anyway, and I like the idea of repurposing them into the necessary logs for growing floats. Maybe we could even drill holes directly into the logs for the plants to live in...my backyard maple tree has Spanish Needle growing in it's crook, so anything's possible
Sidenote, to whomever edited my title, I am sorry you don't like wordplay. It was intention and not a misspelling.
